Clustering of the subjects of the Russian Federation by the level of food security

Issue № 5, 2023, article № 2, pages 12-20

Section: Agrarian policy: problems and decisions

Language: Russian

Original language title: КЛАСТЕРИЗАЦИЯ СУБЪЕКТОВ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ ПО УРОВНЮ ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННОЙ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ

Keywords: CLUSTERING, AGRICULTURE, AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, DONOR REGION, RECIPIENT REGION, FOOD SECURITY

Abstract: The article presents the author's method of clustering the subjects of the Russian Federation according to the level of food security, based on the analysis of groups of goods that do not meet the threshold value established by the Food Security Doctrine. The authors have identified and characterized four types of regions: the donor region with export-oriented production, the donor region with an orientation to domestic demand, the recipient region with advanced import substitution, the recipient region with an orientation to domestic demand. A cartographic method based on color marking was used to visualize the data. The results of the study showed that the recipient regions with advanced import substitution are closely adjacent to the donor regions with export-oriented production, which provide the recipient regions with products that do not have their own production. The largest share of recipients is observed in the category of vegetables and fruits. Donor regions with export potential are characterized by the largest share of their own production, a high share of exports and the absence of imports. Donor regions with import potential do not sell products for export and do not attract imports due to self-sufficiency. Recipient regions with export potential produce part of the products themselves, and the lack is compensated by attracting imports in a larger volume from the required, with the aim of further export to recipient regions. The main federal districts in which there is a negative food balance are the Central, North-Western, Ural, Siberian Federal Districts. Within the framework of this study, the proposed approach to the analysis of food security for basic foodstuffs allows us to visualize real and hypothetical changes in indicators in three main areas: production, distribution and consumption, as well as to identify producing regions in the country – donor regions and consuming regions of increased attention - recipient regions.

Authors: ZHilina Ekaterina Valerevna, KHanova Iliuza Marvarovna